Severe Thunderstorm Warning South Carolina | Effective 03/16/2026 05:14

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 8:14AM EDT until March 16 at 9:15AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 5:14am
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 6:15am
Description: 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Laurens County in Upstate South Carolina... Spartanburg County in Upstate South Carolina... Cherokee County in Upstate South Carolina... Northern Union County in Upstate South Carolina... * Until 915 AM EDT. * At 813 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 11 miles southeast of Columbus to 7 miles west of Spartanburg to 15 miles northwest of Laurens, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Spartanburg, Gaffney, Union, Boiling Springs SC, Woodruff, Pacolet, Cowpens, Monarch Mill, Blacksburg, and Mayo.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by posting on our Facebook page, or post it to X using hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the event and the specific location where it occurred.
Area Description: 
Cherokee, SC; Laurens, SC; Spartanburg, SC; Union, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov